The bomb squad deployed a robot to investigate the station located at 500 13th Street SE as a safety precaution, according to Salem Police Lt. Dave Okada.

The Salem Police bomb squad investigates a suspicious device at the Amtrak Station in Salem on ...more

The Salem Police bomb squad investigates a suspicious device at the Amtrak Station in Salem on Monday, March 12, 2018. Once determining the device was a pipe wrapped in foil, the scene was cleared after 2.5 hours.

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Salem Police Department patrol cars blocked the entrances to the station parking lot.

Okada said a passenger on the train was having a medical issue. Officials responded to assist and found something suspicious in his backpack. The object was wrapped in foil. It turned out to be a pipe.

Officials cleared the scene just before 5:30 p.m. and Amtrak reopened.